Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,734, Samuel Durand, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Durand, Samuel
W. 17,734.
Susanna
CONTENTS

Pg 2.
Date of death not on B.B.
Connecticut 3356
Susanna Durand widow of Samuel Durand who was a Private Conn., in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of Dec r 1843 and sent to Henry Fowler Hartford, Cen.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 66.

1798
Susanna Durand
Wid of Samuel
Cone
Ad. July 7. 1815
Mar 1789
died 1837
Allen 8 mo pm
$26.66 per ann
Mr
Silas Hitchcock
Cheshire Ct

Samuel Durand Married Susanna Hitchcock June Seventh, Seventeen hundred eighty-one -
A true Copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows
Samuel Durand Married Susanna Hitchcock June 7 th 1781.
W m L Foot Town Clerk
I William L. Foot above named do hereby affirm that I hold the office of Town Clerk for the Town of Cheshire, County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Cheshire with the exception above named as certified by me W m L Foot Town Clerk
Sworn and subscribed on the 15 th day of September 1838
Before me Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire

And I also hereby certify, that William L. Foot, is the Town Clerk for the Town of Cheshire, and that the foregoing is his official signature, and also from personal examination of the records of said Town of Cheshire, I find that the extract given by him is correct, and also that from an acquaintance with Samuel Talmadge, (whose deposition is annexed) from my childhood I certify that he is a credible person, and further that I am acquainted with the fact that the aforesaid Samuel Durand and Susanna Durand, lived together as husband and wife for a great length of time, and that the said Samuel Durand, died as appears from his tomb stone January 24 th . 1831. And I also certify that Susanna Durand, is now the widow of said Samuel Durand, and that she is a credible person.
Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire

I Burrage Beach, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire, in the County of New- Haven and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Susanna Durand for a pension. And that Silas Hitchcock, is the Judge of said Court and that said Court is a Court of record, and that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 15 th day of September 1838
Burrage Beach, Clerk

State of Connecticut } ss. Cheshire Probate District County of New Haven } September 15 th . 1838
On this 15 th . day of September A.D. 1838 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for the Probate district aforesaid Susanna Durand a resident of Cheshire, in the Probate district aforesaid aged seventy-six years, who being first duly sworn, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress, passed July 7 th . 1838 "Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Samuel Durand, who formerly resided in said Cheshire, and who was a Musician in the war of the Revolution. That she has no personal knowledge of the service performed by her said husband, except from what she has heard him relate, and what she learns from others who were formerly acquainted with him, but she used frequently to hear him when alive speak of his services, and of the places where

he was in service during the war, and from her knowledge acquired in this way, she verily believes that her said husband enlisted some time in the Spring of 1868, for a term of one year, into a Company commanded by Nathan Curtis, of Waterbury, in said State of Connecticut, and that he was stationed along the sea coast between New York and East Haven, and that he served until late in the fall of 1868, when not being farther wanted in that place they were discharged, and that as she verily believes he continued in said service from about the first of April 1868 to the first day of December 1868 and she thinks longer, but that as she believes he was in said service for a period of not less than eight months - She farther declares that she was married to the said Samuel Durand, on the 7 th day of June A.D. 1868. That her husband the aforesaid Samuel Durand died on the 24 th day of January A.D. 1881. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took

place previous to the 1 st day of January 1794 1802, at the time above stated, and that she has remained a widow, ever since the death of her said husband Samuel Durand, and is now his widow
Sworn to and subscribed Jusanna Durand on the day and year aforesaid
Before me Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire—

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section Morgan
August 15, 1927
Mary N. Shepard 2729 West Shorb St., Alhambra, Calif.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 17734 it appears that Samuel Durand while a resident of Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, enlisted April 1, 1778, served as a private in Captain Jotham Curtiss' Connecticut Company and was discharged December 1, 1778. He died January 24, 1831 and was buried in a church yard in Cheshire, Connecticut. His age is not given.
Soldier married June 7, 1781 in Cheshire, Connecticut, Susanna Hitchcock. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 15, 1838 while living in Cheshire, Connecticut aged seventy-six years. In 1843 she was living in Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut. There is no further data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

17734 Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17734 Susannah Durand Widow of Samuel Durand Priv. Rev. War
Act: March 3, 1843
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 100
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov. 11/98. F. A. Nichols Lowell, Mass.
June - 26 - 1901
Mrs. Dr. Wilson - Bridgeport Conn
1907 June 18. Hist. to H. Walter Lines - c
1919 Apr. 18. Hist. to E. S. Tomlinson - au
1925 - Nov. 11 - Hist. to Mr. F. E. Stever - Mass
1927 - Aug. 15 - Hist. to Mary N. Shepard - Mass
1936 - May 4 - Hist. to Mr. Samuel Durand JLR

Connecticut
2155
Susanna Durand ~ widow of Samuel Durand, De
who was a pensioner under the Act of ~ and who died on the 24 Jan'y 1831 of New Haven in the State of Conn who was a priv in the Comp commanded by Captain Curtis of the ~ by in the Conn line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Mar 1839 and sent to Silas Hitchcock, Cheshire, Conn.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1839 $79.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '39 13.33 $93.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D m Cundy Cler Book A. Vol. 1. Page 175.

Hartford Aug 29. 1843
Sir Herewith I transmit Mary Susannah Durand's Declaration in order to obtain a Certificate of Pension under the Act of 3 rd March 1843. If correct please forward her certificate to
Mr. Samuel Durand Berlin Conn
I am very Respectfully Your Ob. Servant
A. F. Hanks
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

J. Durand
$26:66 per an
H. Fowler Hartford Conn

3529
Susannah Durand

State of Connecticut New Haven County } Cheshire
On this 24 th day of August 1843 before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared Susannah Durand a resident of Berlin Hartford County State of Connecticut age of Eighty One Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by Act of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War
That she is the Widow of Samuel Durand who was a private in the Army of the Revolution
That she received a pension as his Widow under the Act of 7 th July 1838 for five years at the rate of Twenty six 66 / 100 Dollars per annum. That she formerly resided in Cheshire.
She further declares that she is still a Widow Susannah they Durand
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above written
Before me Edward A. Cornwell Justice of the Peace

I Edward A. Cornwall the Magistrate before whom the foregoing Declaration was executed hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Susannah Durand the Declarant and know that she continues the widow of Samuel Durand and am fully satisfied of the truth of her statements.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name at Cheshire this 24 th day of August 1823
Edward A. Cornwall Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut ss.
Office of Secretary of State
I do hereby certify that Edward A. Cornwall Esq. is, & on the 24 th day of August inst, was a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of New Haven in said State, duly appointed & commissioned, as appears of record in this Office - and that the preceding signatures, purporting to be his, are in my opinion, genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said State this 26 th day of August 1843.
Nah A. Phelps Secretary of State

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Cheshire Sep r 15 th 1828
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Any communication which may be necessary in reference to the accompanying application, may be made to me, or the Hon. Samuel A. Foot of this place.
Very Respectfully
Silas Hitchcock

I Samuel Talmage, of Cheshire New Haven County and State of Connecticut, a Revolutionary Pensioner, testify and say, that on the first of April 1778 I enlisted into a Company in the service of the United States, for a term of one year, said Company was commanded by Sotham Curtis of Waterbury, David Hitchcock of Cheshire Lieutenant and Joseph Smith of Durham Ensign, whether we were attached to any Regiment I cannot tell The duty of our Company consisted in guarding a portion of the Sound near New Haven, now East Haven, we remained in this position until after Thanksgiving, which in this State is now and was then the last of November, and I am confident that I kept Thanksgiving there and was discharged about the first of December 1778. I am able to fix the time of my enlistment at the first of April in consequence of the death of my Mother, she having died on the 28 th of April 1778 and on her death I was sent for to return home, and had a furlough for four days, at that time we had been in service one month, we were in the service on this tour for the term of at least eight months -
and I further say that Samuel Durand, now deceased then of said Cheshire and late

the husband of Susanna Durand, was with me enlisted into said Company, in the service of the United States, and was with me in said service during the aforesaid term of eight months.
And I further say that it appears from the Grave Stone erected in the Church yard in said Cheshire that the said Samuel Durand deceased on the 24 th day of January 1831.
And I further say that I am acquainted with the fact that for a great number of years the said Samuel Durand, and the said Susanna Durand, lived together as man and wife, - and further that the said Susanna Durand, is now the widow of said Samuel Durand, and that the said Susanna Durand is a credible person.
And further that said Samuel Durand enlisted into said Company as a Musician and served for the term of aforesaid of eight months in said capacity of a Musician. Samuel Salway
Sworn to and subscribed on the 15 th day of September A.D. 1838
Before me Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire

The Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir;
Have you on the Revolutionary Pension Rolls, the name of Samuel Darent or Durant, who was then of Nottingham West, Hudson or Litchfield & H. and later of Darent, Mass,
He served in Capt William Reid's Company, Col. Baldwin's N.H. Regiment raised in Sept 1776 and at White Plains N.Y. in service, I believe.
Respectfully Francis A. Nichols 98 Smith st Lowell, Mass

Rev Sec.
958 North Main St Waterbury Conn. April 11. 1919
Department of the Interior Pension Bureau.
Dear Sir.
Will you please send me the full record of Samuel Durand and of his wife Susannah who in 1838 was allowed her pension. She was then living at Cheshire, Conn. Many thanks for the courtesy.
Sincerely, (Miss) Emma S. Tomlinson

2729 West Shorb St.
Alhambra, Cal. April 17, 1927.
Bureau of Pensions, Service of Revolutionary War and War of 1812, Gentlemen:
In the Revolutionary Roll of Connecticut, page 660, I find the names of Susanna Durand, age 77, and Samuel Durand, age 79; also, I find Anna Hawkins, age 84, pensioner at Derby, Conn. and Samuel Hawkins, age 78, at Derby, Conn. Will you please let me know the cost of obtaining from you a copy of the records of these people? I wish particularly to get the Revolutionary War records and the names of their children.
Thanking you for your courtesy, I am,
Yours sincerely,
Mary N. Shepard.

Meriden, Ct. June 10, 1907.
Hon. V. Warner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you favor me with record of Samuel Durand, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, from Cheshire, Ct.? His widow was Susannah Hotchkiss Durand and received a pension for some years previous and after the year 1840. Thanking you in anticipation of this favor, I remain,
Respectfully,
H. Wales Lines.

85. High St. Ansonia. Ct. Oct. 11-25.
Will you kindly send me what information you have regarding Susanna  Durand who was a Revolutionary War Prisoner. also Samuel Durand . & greatly oblige.
Mabel P. Stivers. (Mrs. F.E.)

2221 East Kenosha Place Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 19, 1936
Director of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
My ancestor, Samuel Durand, (1761-1831), according to Lineage Book 23, 1898, page 190, Daughters of the American Revolution, "enlisted from Waterbury (Conn.) at the age of sixteen as a musician. His widow, 1838, when 76 years old, was allowed a pension in Cheshire, Connecticut for eight months' actual service of her husband. Samuel Durand married Susanna Hitchcock in 1781. ""
I will appreciate it very much if you will send me a copy of his service record in the Revolutionary War, particularly

the regiment and company in which he served, and the dates of service.
Thanking you in advance for this service,
Very truly yours,
Samuel Durand

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Samuel Durand a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. nr file 17734
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apl 11 1777 Dec 1777 Major John M'Intire ✓ Conn.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Shelburne, New Hampshire, home - Date of application for pension, Sept. 15, 1838  Howlain, Conn. Residence at date of application, Meriden, Conn. Age at date of application, 76 Remarks: 2nd war 1775-1781. Enlisted at Shelburne, N.H. July 24, 1781. Discharged at Shelburne, N.H. Jan'y 24, 1782.

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November 11, 1925
Mrs. F. E. Stivers 85 High St., Ansonia, Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 17734 it appears that Samuel Durand while a resident of Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut enlisted April 1, 1778, served as a private in Captain Jotham Curtiss' Connecticut Company and was discharged December 1, 1778. He died January 24, 1831 and was buried in a church yard in Cheshire, Connecticut. His age is not given.
Soldier married June 7, 1781 in Cheshire, Connecticut, Susanna Hitchcock. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 15, 1838 while living in Cheshire, Connecticut aged seventy-six years. In 1843 she was living in Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut. There is no further data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

May 4, 1936.
Mr. Samuel Durand 2221 East Ivanhoe Place Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
BA-J/ILL Samuel Durand W. 17734 am
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of your ancestor, Samuel Durand, whose widow, Susanna, received a pension in Cheshire, Connecticut.
The data given herein were found in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 17734, based upon service of the above noted Samuel Durand in that war.
Samuel Durand, while a resident of Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, enlisted April 1, 1778, served as a musician in Captain Jotham Curtiss' Connecticut company until December 1, 1778; during this service he was engaged in guarding the sound near New Haven (later East Haven). One David Hitchcock of Cheshire was Lieutenant in said company, no relationship to the family of Samuel Durand stated.
The soldier died January 24, 1831 in Cheshire, Connecticut and was buried in a church yard in that place.
Samuel Durand married June 7, 1781 in Cheshire, Connecticut, Susanna Hitchcock.
Susanna Durand, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed September 15, 1838, at which time she resided in Cheshire, Connecticut. She was then aged seventy-six years; the date and place of her birth and names of her parents were not stated. In 1843, she was a resident of Berlin, Hartford County,

Connecticut. One Samuel Durand was a resident of Berlin, Connecticut, in 1843, but no relationship to Susanna Durand, the widow of Samuel Durand, was stated.
In 1838, one Silas Hitchcock was Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Cheshire, Connecticut; no relationship between him and the soldier's widow, Susanna, was stated.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.